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+{
+    "instanceName": "Canopy",
+    "port": 8080,
+    "sessionSecret": "CHANGE_ME",
+    "db":{
+        "address": "127.0.0.1",
+        "port": "27017",
+        "database": "canopy",
+        "user": "canopy",
+        "pass": "CHANGE_ME"
+    }
+}
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